On Thursday, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo will hand over political parties' lists of MPs to the Secretary to Parliament, and those of MPLs to the provincial judge presidents. It's another milestone to prepare for the National Assembly's first sitting after the general elections -- regardless of the noise from the MK party.

Former US president Donald Trump, back on the campaign trail, continues to falsely claim the 2020 election was "stolen" even after court after court dismissed his camp's allegations of rigging. More than 50 lawsuits by Trump and his allies to overturn the results in six states have been dismissed, according to the Associated Press. However, this sustained disinformation has reduced US citizens' trust in their electoral system, according to various surveys.

Ex-president Jacob Zuma and his uMkhonto Wesizwe (MK) party seem to have taken a leaf out of the Trumpian playbook. The party has escalated to threats of boycotting the first sitting of the new National Assembly after its unsubstantiated claims of voting irregularities failed to halt the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) declaring the results of the 29 May elections.

"Nobody must declare [the results] tomorrow. If that happens people will be provoking us... Don't start trouble," Zuma said during an impromptu media briefing at the IEC results centre on Sunday.

It was classic Zuma. A bit of insinuation, a bit of a veiled threat of violence, some victimhood and a good dose of smiling charm.

It's all about disruptive tactics. Like showing up late for the...